Cedric Antonio Kyles (born April 24, 1964), better known by his stage name Cedric the Entertainer, is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He hosted BET's ComicView during the 1993–1994 season and Def Comedy Jam in 1995. He is best known fo ...
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James “Jay” Marshall Rogers Jr. was the first Black teacher to win the Council of Chief State School Officers’ National Teacher Of The Year award back on this day in 1972. Rogers went on to have a stellar career as a college professor and facul ...
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Cedric Antonio Kyles (born April 24, 1964), better known by his stage name Cedric the Entertainer, is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He hosted BET's Comic View during the 1993–1994 season and Def Comedy Jam in 1995. He is best known for c ...
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Ramadan in a black site – naked, blindfolded, and chained all day in a cold, dark cell
under the ground..I didn’t – and couldn’t – know when Ramadan started, as I had no way
to estimate the time of day...tried to do a long nightly t ...
Posted Monday, April 24th 2023 at 7:54AM
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Funny Sexy House Music with Lit Lyrics from the Speaker of the House Kamal Imani
IG @kamalsupreme lyrics "You taste liike beef ribs, you taste like beef ribs with hot sauce and you paid the cost to be the boss but we'll share this thrown, I like t ...
Posted Sunday, April 23rd 2023 at 5:18PM
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The One Love Concert (OLPC) was a large concert held on 22 April 1978 at The National Stadium in Kingston, Jamaica.
BOB MATLEY
This concert was held during a political civil war in Jamaica between opposing parties Jamaican Labour Party and the ...
Posted Saturday, April 22nd 2023 at 9:59AM
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Charles Mingus was a jazz composer, bassist, pianist, and bandleader who was born in 1922 and died in 1979. He played with many jazz legends, such as Louis Armstrong, Charlie Parker, and Miles Davis, and influenced many future jazz luminaries, such a ...
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This Day in Black History: April 21, 2003
Nina Simone, the internationally acclaimed singer, pianist and composer, died on April 21, 2003.
A highly versatile musician known for her distinctive deep singing voice, her piano virtuosity and her begu ...
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For Immediate Release From College Promise!
Five (5) Valuable Financial Tips for College Students
By: Andrew O’Donnell, intern for the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Federal Student Aid
As someone currently attending communit ...
Posted Friday, April 21st 2023 at 2:47PM
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For Immediate Release From Stellar Awards!
GO TO: https://www.thestellarawards.com/?fbclid=IwAR0YDfTqyZ1JJ2ToQYP7fYmjaxHdFP7j1yDXktRKAQpEQK3vJXbbx1H2JHc ...
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Carnell Lamar "Cadillac" Williams (born April 21, 1982) is an American football coach and former running back in the National Football League (NFL). Williams was the interim head coach of the Auburn Tigers, the first African American to hold the posi ...
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Eunice Kathleen Waymon (February 21, 1933 – April 21, 2003), known professionally as Nina Simone, was an American singer, songwriter, pianist, and civil rights activist. Her music spanned styles including classical, folk, gospel, blues, jazz, R&B, ...
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Today in sports history: April 20
In 1986, Michael Jordan sets an NBA single-game playoff scoring record with 63 points in a 135-131 double overtime loss to the Boston Celtics. See more sports moments from this date:
1986: Michael Jordan sets N ...
Posted Friday, April 21st 2023 at 10:39AM
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Insanity Abounds
Junious Ricardo Stanton
“If the social order judges success by material gain, the most successful ...
Posted Thursday, April 20th 2023 at 5:07PM
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Shemar Franklin Moore (born April 20, 1970) is an American actor. His notable roles include Malcolm Winters on The Young and the Restless (1994–2005), Derek Morgan on Criminal Minds (2005–2016), and the lead role of Sergeant II Daniel "Hondo" Har ...
Posted Thursday, April 20th 2023 at 12:06PM
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Luther Ronzoni Vandross Jr. (April 20, 1951 – July 1, 2005) was an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. Known for his sweet and soulful vocals, Vandross has sold over 40 million records worldwide. He achieved eleven consecutive Plat ...
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On April 20, 1853 Harriet Tubman began her work on the Underground Railroad.
Harriet Tubman is perhaps the most well-known of all the Underground Railroad’s “conductors.” During a ten-year span she made 19 trips into the South and escorted o ...
Posted Thursday, April 20th 2023 at 11:37AM
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Maxie Cleveland Robinson Jr. (May 1, 1939 – December 20, 1988) was an American broadcast journalist, most notably serving as co-anchor on ABC World News Tonight alongside Frank Reynolds and Peter Jennings from 1978 until 1983.Robinson is noted as t ...
Posted Wednesday, April 19th 2023 at 11:24PM
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This Day in Black History: April 19, 1837
Cheyney University, one of the oldest Black colleges, was founded on April 19, 1837.
It was originally founded as the African Institute in 1837, an era when few, if any, African-American young people went ...
Posted Wednesday, April 19th 2023 at 11:04PM
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For Immediate Release From Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington, DC!
The Catholic Civil Dialogue Initiative is a collaboration between the Archdiocese of Washington, the Archdiocese of Newark, the Archdiocese of Mobile, the Diocese of Scrant ...
Posted Wednesday, April 19th 2023 at 4:18PM
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